DUer David Swanson on The Real News: Scahill on Dem Abandonment of Power of Subpoena [View All]

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Run time: 14:10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unilj24wSFM   Posted on YouTube: December 10, 2010 By YouTube Member: TheRealNews Views on YouTube: 105   Posted on DU: December 10, 2010 By DU Member: Hissyspit Views on DU: 774

 
David Swanson discusses Thursday's developments on Capitol Hill and class differences within the two-party system. Jeremy Scahill testified in Congress today and told Rep. Conyers that the Democrats abandoning the power of the subpoena and that "Congress is actually supposed to do something more than just hear about the crimes ... allowed dozens of top officials responsible for the most serious abuses and crimes to simply blow off subpoenas, all through 2007 and 2008, and have not reissued a single one of them in 2009 and 2010 - this is the serious story here."